Fafinski may rule in disciplinary case

The Ontario County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote tonight to name Farmington Supervisor Ted Fafinski to rule in a disciplinary proceeding involving a county employee.

Julie Sherwood

The Ontario County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote tonight to name Farmington Supervisor Ted Fafinski to rule in a disciplinary proceeding involving a county employee.

Fafinski and other officials did not name the employee, however Assistant Economic Developer Roberta Jordans has hired an attorney to defend her in a Civil Service proceeding.

Jordans’ lawyer, Matt Fusco, confirmed that Jordans is accused of altering terms on loans the county grants to businesses without following proper procedures.

The board met for the third time Wednesday behind closed doors, with Canandaigua Town Supervisor Lloyd Kinnear and Finger Lakes Times reporter Craig Fox each attending the meeting separately. Neither Fox nor Kinnear would say what transpired when they attended Wednesday’s Ethics Board meeting.

The board is expected to make a recommendation in the case within about 10 days.
Fafinski is chairman of the Board of Supervisors. He has not attended any executive sessions or other meeting regarding the case against Jordans, and that makes Fafinski eligible to take on the role of deciding whether to accept, reject or accept only a portion of a hearing officer’s determination in the case. Fafinski said he has been in that role previously both at the county and town level.

The board will vote whether to appointment Fafinski during its meeting at 6:30 tonight in the County Court House, 27 N. Main St.